Judge's Commentary: The Outstanding Zebra Mussel Papers.

This article presents the views of the judges of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling that was held in the United States. The judges appreciate the effort and creativity of the teams that participated in the contest. They said that the interdisciplinary problem of preventing the Zebra mussel growth was very difficult and it required a combination of science and mathematics to solve it. Zebra mussels are causing tremendous problems for the ecosystem and the regional economies throughout the eastern waterways of the United States.